I’m building a Japanese style toolbox, and I’m trying to come up with some design for wooden handles on the ends that will be strong and not too shabby to look at design wise. I’ve thought of putting wooden blocks with through wedged mortise and tenons to keep them in place. But I feel it’ll need to stick out on the inside to keep it strong, and not one day just break off.

Are there other options for wooden handles for a box that can be relatively heavy?